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Janet Cowell Prepares to Step Down as Dix Park Conservancy President and CEO

Janet Cowell Prepares to Step Down as Dix Park Conservancy President and CEO

Press Release

Press ReleaseAnna TorresJuly 31, 2024leadership, staff

Dix Park Conservancy Launches Major Arts Initiative

Dix Park Conservancy Launches Major Arts Initiative

Press Release

Press ReleaseAnna TorresJune 21, 2024

Dix Park’s Historic ‘Stone Houses’ Restored, Repurposed Thanks to $5 Million Gift

Dix Park’s Historic ‘Stone Houses’ Restored, Repurposed Thanks to $5 Million Gift

Press Release

Press ReleaseAnna TorresMay 31, 2024Park Projects, Stone Houses

Dix Park invites public to weigh in on the draft Cultural Interpretation Plan

Dix Park invites public to weigh in on the draft Cultural Interpretation Plan

Press Release

Press ReleaseAnna TorresMay 10, 2024legacy committee, Cultural Interpretation Plan, public input

Dix Park Conservancy Names Conservation Leader Bill Ross as Board Chair

Dix Park Conservancy Names Conservation Leader Bill Ross as Board Chair

Press Release

Press ReleaseAnna TorresApril 30, 2024

He’s rescued 900 buildings to save NC history. Meet the N&O’s Tar Heel of the Year.

He’s rescued 900 buildings to save NC history. Meet the N&O’s Tar Heel of the Year.

News & Observer

News & Observer, In The NewsAnna TorresDecember 22, 2023

Announcing: Nick Neptune and Janet Cowell of Dix Park Conservancy as Honorary Chairs of First Night Raleigh!

Announcing: Nick Neptune and Janet Cowell of Dix Park Conservancy as Honorary Chairs of First Night Raleigh!

Artsplosure

Artsplosure, In The NewsAnna TorresDecember 15, 2023

Dix Park Conservancy Teams with Duke Energy, Renowned Raleigh Artist to Transform Power Poles into Sunflowers

Dix Park Conservancy Teams with Duke Energy, Renowned Raleigh Artist to Transform Power Poles into Sunflowers

Press Release

Press ReleaseAnna TorresNovember 8, 2023Park Projects, Gipson Play Plaza

Google Grants $100,000 to Dix Park Conservancy to Create Wi-Fi Enabled Benches

Google Grants $100,000 to Dix Park Conservancy to Create Wi-Fi Enabled Benches

Press Release

Press ReleaseAnna TorresNovember 1, 2023

Tribal member shares his excitement for historical site plans at Dix Park

Tribal member shares his excitement for historical site plans at Dix Park

Spectrum News

Spectrum News, In The NewsAnna TorresSeptember 6, 2023Pow Wow, Cultural Interpretation Plan

Food and Drink Coming to Dix Park

Food and Drink Coming to Dix Park

Press Release

Press ReleaseAnna TorresAugust 21, 2023Concession

Dix Park To Welcome Thousands for 3rd Annual Inter-Tribal Pow Wow

Dix Park To Welcome Thousands for 3rd Annual Inter-Tribal Pow Wow

Press Release

Press ReleaseAnna TorresAugust 14, 2023pow wow

‘A complete hub of activity’: Restoration of historic stone houses in Dorothea Dix Park on track to wrap up early 2024

‘A complete hub of activity’: Restoration of historic stone houses in Dorothea Dix Park on track to wrap up early 2024

WRAL

WRAL, In The NewsAnna TorresAugust 8, 2023news, Stone Houses

Raleigh’s Largest City Park Introduces Raleigh’s Smallest Park

Raleigh’s Largest City Park Introduces Raleigh’s Smallest Park

Triangle News Hub

Triangle News Hub, In The NewsAnna TorresJune 7, 2023news, art

The history of Dix Park’s Stone Houses

The history of Dix Park’s Stone Houses

RALToday

RALtoday, In The NewsAnna TorresFebruary 2, 2023Stone Houses, History

Effort ongoing to record the untold Black history at Raleigh's Dix Park

Effort ongoing to record the untold Black history at Raleigh's Dix Park

ABC 11

ABC11, In The NewsAnna TorresFebruary 1, 2023History, legacy committee, legacy